E.W. Scripps Company (The) — Earnings Quality Grade F
SSP · Communication Services
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO increased by 14 days
AR growth 0.2% vs revenue growth -14.3%
Revenue -14.3%, CFFO -85.5%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
No material inventory
CapEx growth -28.6% vs revenue -14.3%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 64.3%. Normal
Gross margin swung -6.6pp (47.4% → 40.7%)
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = -0.53. Below 1.0
FCF $0.0B, FCF/NI = -0.06
Accruals ratio = -3.1%. Low accruals
Cash $0.0B covers only 1% of debt $2.7B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $3.4B = 276% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 10.7x (>4x). Interest coverage = 0.7x (<2x). Financial stress
Other assets -25.5% vs revenue -14.3%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -5% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.55 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator
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Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25